Turnstile Take Us to MMORPG Heaven in Their “Underwater Boi” Video

The video created by drummer Daniel Fang arrives ahead of the hardcore group’s spring tour.

Turnstile Take Us to MMORPG Heaven in Their “Underwater Boi” Video

The video created by drummer Daniel Fang arrives ahead of the hardcore group’s spring tour.

Words: Margaret Farrell

Photo: Jimmy Fontaine

February 16, 2022

Last year, boundary-less hardcore band Turnstile released their incredible album GLOW ON. One of the album's highlights was the reverby single "Underwater Boi," which now has a new music video. The animated visual was directed and edited by the band’s own Daniel Fang and created within the world of the 2003 MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) Second Life.

In the visual, we're taken to a utopia of sorts. There's pink orbs floating out of the ground, a full moon hangs bright-eyed in a blue sky, and plenty of butterflies and a majestical moose make appearances. And if the setting wasn't already otherworldly, the video progressively gets trippier—our protagonist, Boi, sees a version of himself that he begins chasing, until, well, he has to go underwater. Later, there's scenes of dancing and levitating. He's got a long way to go, but he sure is having fun.

Later this month Turnstile will embark on a sold-out North American headlining tour featuring support from Citizen, Ceremony, Ekulu, Truth Cult, and Coco & Clair Clair. Find more information and tour dates here.